Weather-strip.



No. 698,7l2. Patented Apr.'29, I902. H. E. KENNY.

WEATHER STRIP.

(Application filed Oct. 2s; 19o1.)

(No Model.)

IN VEN TOR fI ZIESSES i y Attorneys.

UNITED STATES PATENT Germs.

HUGH E. KENNY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE CI-IAMBERLIN METAIQWEATHER STRIP 00., OF DETROIT,

MICHIGAN.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 698,712, dated April 29, 1902.

Application filed October 28, 1901. Serial No. 80,179. (No model.) I

T0 to whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH E. KENNY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit,

county of Wayne, State of Michigan, (whose to which it pertains to make and use the same,-

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to weather-strips, and particularly to that class adapted for use in connection with the meeting of the sash, and has for its object a simple, easily-attached, and efficient stop and one which is cheaper to construct and apply than any of those now in use; and it consists in the particular construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view of the lower rail of the upper sash to the upper rail of the lower sash in conjunction, whereby are formed the two meeting-rails,

and of the weather-strip in place thereon.

Figs. 2 and 2 are perspective figures of sections of these two rails with the weather-strip in place and detached from each other. Figs. 3 and 4: are perspective views of the weatherstrips detached from the rail. Fig. 5-illustrates a modification.

Similar letters refer to similar parts.

In the drawings, A represents the upper rail of the lower sash; B, the lower rail of the upper sash, both of which are ordinarily used in a horizontal position and meet when the window is closed to form a joint, as shown at a, b. It is well-known thatthis joint is often very loose and open, thereby permitting a constant current of air to pass. V

Attached to the upper rail is a metal strip (1, which has its lower edge bent back upon itself at c, forming a trough, and an upper return edge 0. This is more particularly shown in Fig. 4. Upon the lower rail A is attached a metal strip D, which is doubled upon itself and forms at its lower edge a round edge d. This lower edge cl is adapted to be inserted in the angle 0 formed in the strip 0, the lip c of the strip being open enough to form an angle which is somewhat less than that of the edge (Z of the strip D, so that when the sashes meet it is adapted to be sprung slightly by the insertion of the edge d into the angle, and thus make a compensat ing joint to a slight extent.

In the rail A is out a rabbet a, and the strip D is attached to the rail in front of the rab- ()0 bet, thereby forming a groove (1, the bottom and back'of the groove being wood or of the same material of which the sash-frame is con structed. H

' It will be noted by referring to Fig. 1 that the-lip c of the metal strip 0 is adapted to come in close proximity to the bottom of the groove a, and thus assist materially in closing the joint and making it an air-tight one.

It is obvious that the groove or rabbet a might be dispensed with and the strip D dropped slightly below the lower edge of the upper-bar A and the corresponding strip 0 also dropped slightly below the lower edge of the bar B, so that the upper edge 0 of the strip 0 might come against the lower side of the sash-bar in the same manner that it comes against the bottom a of the groove a and the same result he eifected. The only defect in this is that the strip O-is visible, whereas in the former construction (shown in Fig. 1) it is practically invisible and makes a neater job.

The mode of operation of this device when attached is obvious from the foregoing explanation of the construction.

It is obvious that the lower sash, carrying the bar A, may be raised without difficulty or that the upper sash, carrying the bar B, may be lowered without difficulty and the two bars 0 separated as readily as though the strip had not been inserted in place and the bars were of the usual construction.

What I desire to claim is- 1. The combination of the upper and lower 5 meeting-rails of meeting sashes, a U-formed strip attached to the lower edge of the upper sash, a folded strip attached to the lower and opposite edge of the upper rail of the lower sash and adapted to be inserted in the U- groove formed in the strip attached to the sash, the outer and projecting flange of the U -shaped strip-attached to the upper sash being adapted to meet the wood of the under side of the upper rail of the lower sash behind the metal strip attached thereto, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the upper'an'd lower meeting-rails of meeting sashes, a recess cut in the vertical surface of the lower edge of the lower rail of the upper sash, a U-shaped strip of metal attached in said recess to said lower rail of the upper sash and having a shorter lip projecting outwardly and up In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

HUGH E. KENNY.

l/Vitnesses:

CHAS. H. BREDIN, ELLIOT J. STODDARD. 

